He is the best back we have and should be one. Hopefully in Payton's time off he realized this and fixes it if he stays.

That could not be further from the truth. He is the best power/downhill runner we have, yes. Best overall RB, hell no. I will take Pierre Thomas over Ivory EVERY DAY. Shiftier, breaks more tackles, quicker, better blocker, better catching out of the backfield, and in the screen game (which we utilize a lot) he is a Top 5 screen RB in the NFL. Plus he doesn't have the injury concerns that Ivory has.

Ivory does one thing great, run downhill. Thomas does everything very good. Give me Thomas over the one trick pony.

And don't get me wrong, I love Ivory, but he is due a starting opportunity and that just isn't with this team due to his one dimensional nature.

Obviously the back we all want catching screen is Sproles not Thomas or Ivory, but with a plethora of backs we don't need veritility as much. The Last two seasons our backs just played to their strengths. I could tell exactly what we were going to run based on the personnel and formation. I bet the defense could too and we still had the best offense in the league with the defense knowing what we were going to do over half the time. With Ivory he will likely go behind the fullback up the middle as he should most of the time. That's his strength. I don't care if the defense knows, I would be shocked if they didn't last year and he still averaged 5 yards a run.

With Payton saying he wants to commit more to the run the backs we would be using more would be Ivory and Ingram for actually running. Not throwing to the back. Although we have had success doing that in the past and I feel we should continue, Payton wants to commit to the run and Ivory and Ingram would help with that more.

We have Sproles for receiving and outside running when we choose to. Ivory and Ingram for short yardage and up the middle. Thomas is good at everything ill give u that but he's get older and doesn't do anything great. Yeah we become predicable, but we've been predictable, at least to me._________________Adopt a Saint 2014
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Sjdodiajdjdisosid I want to scream at all of you. Pierre Thomas doesn't do anything great? Are you kidding me? Do you guys watch Pierre play?! If he was given 20 carries a game, he's a top 10 HB no doubt in my mind. He's so underrated, even Saints fans underrate him. Good lord._________________
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Marshawn Lynch wad traded for 4th and 6th round pick.. You think you are getting a 4th are better than you losing it. A 5th is what we should be expecting.. Hopefully we get more.._________________
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If the Saints can't get a 2nd round pick for Ivory, would you settle for 2nd round value?

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The New Orleans Times-Picayune believes the Saints are unlikely to trade restricted free agent Chris Ivory to the Jets for less than a fourth-round pick, and will err on the side of keeping him.
Beat writer Mike Triplett thinks the Saints will at least listen if the Jets offer a fourth-round pick or better. Triplett also floats the possibility of a "trade up" scenario, where the Saints flip Ivory and their third-round pick for the Jets' second-rounder. That's likely the only way New Orleans could pry away Gang Green's second-round pick.

Say the Saints trade Ivory and their 3rd round pick (75) to the Jets for their 2nd round selection (39). The Saints get the value of a late 2nd rounder while the Jets get their guy without giving up a draft pick... only draft positioning._________________

If the Saints can't get a 2nd round pick for Ivory, would you settle for 2nd round value?

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The New Orleans Times-Picayune believes the Saints are unlikely to trade restricted free agent Chris Ivory to the Jets for less than a fourth-round pick, and will err on the side of keeping him.
Beat writer Mike Triplett thinks the Saints will at least listen if the Jets offer a fourth-round pick or better. Triplett also floats the possibility of a "trade up" scenario, where the Saints flip Ivory and their third-round pick for the Jets' second-rounder. That's likely the only way New Orleans could pry away Gang Green's second-round pick.

Say the Saints trade Ivory and their 3rd round pick (75) to the Jets for their 2nd round selection (39). The Saints get the value of a late 2nd rounder while the Jets get their guy without giving up a draft pick... only draft positioning.